I have a confession to make. I used to hate tabbouleh. I had no bias towards this dish until a friend of mine suddenly hopped on a tabbouleh-making train and tried to serve it as often as possible. To be very blunt and honest, she is not a good cook. Since that time I have avoided tabbouleh all together. When I stumbled across Karen’s Summer Tabbouleh with Fresh Basil my interest suddenly peeked and I felt inspired to revisit this abandoned dish.

It seems tabbouleh has fallen on hard times. Similarly, Karen had abandoned this old friend as well, though not intentionally. Having fallen into a couscous and pasta rut, Karen was searching for the perfect side-dish to complete her summer party menu. And then she found it, lying within the pages of “Spice” by Ana Sortun, was good old tabbouleh just waiting to be rediscovered. This particular recipe strays from the traditional parsley, mint, tomato combination, and instead freshens things up with basil and walnuts.

Sometimes all we need is a little reminder or a fresh take on an old dish. For more inspirational ideas check out Karen’s blog, FamilyStyleFood.